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Nature's Mutiny
Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Europe where the sun dares scarce appear
For freezing meteors and congealed cold.' - Christopher Marlowe
In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would transform the entire social and political fabric of Europe.
While hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, by...
Details
416 pages
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A book that skilfully creates a historical panorama, in such a gripping and thrillingly informative way that it’s a joy.Giessener Allgemeine Zeitung
An exciting history book, and an educational one.Stern
A case study that connects the birth of the modern world with the climate change of the time. A fascinating panorama of a whole era.Freie Presse
An imposing panorama of politics, economics and intellectual history ... [Blom] has written an informative history of the early modern age, which also prompts us to think about the connections between climate and innovation.Deutschlandfunk Andruck